A source says ministers will have to look at how the European Convention on Human Rights is applied in asylum cases.

The Labour and Conservative parties are digesting the results of England's local and Mayoral elections after Reform UK made major gains at their expense. With counting complete, Nigel Farage's party took control of 10 local councils,

Reform UK has secured a landslide victory for Lincolnshire County Council, seizing control from the Conservatives. With 50 of 70 seats declared, Reform has secured 37 councillors, while the Tories have lost 33 and are so far left with just six. Labour has stayed relatively flat with three councillors.